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3rd Quarter of 2006

September 2006

• Redline racing game The need for speed... quinched....
• Lightzone Image Editing Light Crafts photo editing software company, ushers in a new generation integrated digital workflow tool....
• Stock Scam Spam Revisited - They're back! Those online crooks who sell you bogus stocks... UGN Safe-Net catches up on the resurgence of stock scam spams and pump-and-dump schemes and answers some readers' questions about such evils....
• Zune Soon with Tunes - Microsoft is going after the iPod market with their new music player called "Zune" and this holiday season find it with some rather impressive features and goodies.
• Backup for Disaster Recovery What's the worst case scenario? Are you prepared? While this article was aimed at Windows users -- it does provides a solid foundation on the steps and terms used for proper backups
• About Photoshop Elements 5 In a sea of digital photo software, online tutorials, books and books, an affordable pearl -- the newest Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage -- explains everything you need to know about Adobe Photoshop Elements 5
• HumanEyes 3D Unveils PrintPro 2.0 Award-winning 3D capture and creation software for design through print now offers: Fastest conversion of any 2D pictures to 3D - Timeline feature for precise creative control of Animation Effects and Flips
• Typinator types it for you Typinator enables you to rapidly insert text or graphics into any type of application - Typinator's intuitive interface and ease-of-use result in immediate productivity gains
• Keep Visitors in your Photo Gallery Eugene Panin provides tips to Keep Visitors in your Image Gallery... scripting to change images for fresh views
• iPod Workshops - by Apple Pi WasApplePi Presents "Socket in Pocket" Workshop At Tysons Corner VA Apple Store... next week!
• MacBook: Response to exploit, Heat Battle and more This week we cover: MacBook "hack" controversy * "hack" deconstructed * Apple Denial * death threats * Heat Battle: Dell Latitude vs. MacBook * "I'm dead" says MacBook replacement * Motion-Controlled MacBook * demand exceeds production * Hi-def PB/MBP * Random Shutdown Syndrome (RSS) * Core 2 Duo Coming * overwhelming demand * Hon Hai MacBook Contract * Tips for new Mac converts... and more
• IPv6 Update Report - IPv6 is on the move: Proposed rule would mandates IPv6 * IPV6 Resource Center * IPv6 Today * AT&T, Global Crossing and IPv6 * 10 things to consider before rolling out Vista * Councils: Make more IPv6 products available * NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Case 2005-041, Internet ... * Gov eyes perks for new telecom system * Acquisition councils alter regs to account for IPv6 * CICT eyes widespread IPv6 deployment in RP * IPv6 Forum India * Occoquan Going Wi-Fi * Microsoft Transition Technologies * CICT studying local carriers' networks * China leads India toward IPv6 * IPv6 security: The forgotten element * What is IPv6?... And more
• New Technology from CS Odessa Common architecture for all ConceptDraw applications provides you with the ability to open your documents in any ConceptDraw application ... New Technology from CS Odessa allows the resulting product to execute natively on any supported OS.

August 2006

• Digital printing reports analyze the market Digital Printing 2006: Growth and Convergence in the Marketplace - take a comprehensive look at the continued growth and expansion of digital printing into these key market segments.
• Convert InDesign to Quark If you use Quark for desktop publishing -- ID2Q7 conversion tool -- a quick and easy way to convert InDesign files into QuarkXPress documents.
• Practice of Design Inside/Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design, Second Edition - updated second edition of the classic bestseller from Malcolm Grear
• Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography Tap into Tapp for Workflow Expertise "Photoshop Workflow Setups: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography" -- put Photoshop in overdrive
• Ready,Set,Go! is BACK Many of you remember using RSG back at the dawn of desktop publishing -- which was no longer supported after the introduction of OS 9 for the Mac. I just found out it's been upgraded and is better than ever...
• Default Folder X makes OS X Better It's no secret that OS X Finder windows have serious flaws. Default Folder fixes many of the flaws and poor design features in Apple's OS X folder navigation... make better use of Spotlight and more
• Snapz Pro X Gets Upgrade We've said it before: Snapz is the best screen capture in the bizx. Now, Ambrosia Software has rolled out Snapz Pro X 2.0.3, an Intel-compatible update to this outstanding video capture product!
• Will IPv6 spell the end of spam ? IPv6 the NEXT Internet -- Harrisonburg, Virginia becomes the focus of a global telecommunications revolution as first site in the country to test the next generation of the Internet -- IPv6. Why is this important to Safenet?
• Phishing and Online Crime coverage Phishing attacks never let up -- This report reflects on the Cost of Spam * Katrina relief scam, * Can Authentication Restore Trust in E-Mail?, * Phishing Yahoo * College student warnings * Symantec efforts * Countermeasures for the Phishing * Digital Certificates * Ireland anti-phishing stance, * Horde breaches ... and more
• MacBook Exploited in Under 60 Seconds -- This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... Hacked MacBook * MacBook Exploited * SanDisk Cruzer vs Car * Baker technology boost * MacBook firmware * Wi-Fi hack * MacBook Manufacturer * SMC Firmware update * battery replacement * SuperDrive failure * ExpressCard update * 64-bit Macbook Pro * virtual desktop manager * JIVE W205R Core Duo * MacBook clone * Consumer Reports * 8 others! (Two pages)
• Free Color Poster XeikonPrints.com introduces an offer for 1 free poster printed from YOUR file, on the Xeikon 5000 printer! Offer includes free shipping, so get going now.
• The Ultimate Photographer's Road Test photographer and author Mikkel Aaland invited eleven acclaimed photographers to join him in Iceland, where the long midsummer days are suffused in some of the most spectacular light on the planet. Follow along...
• Designer's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger This book is especially geared toward designers who've become comfortable working under Mac OS X and are ready now to make the Tiger transition.
• Get the Most from Your Digital Camera A complete bookshelf on mastering digital SLR photography * taking beautiful wedding pictures * exploring travel photography * getting perfect color every time.
• Digital Photo Blow Up At last! Now you can enlarge digital JPG files and retain or enhance quality! Digital Photo Blow Up - offers the highest quality image enlargement available.

July 2006

• Net Neutrality: Gap widens, Legal threats - This week even more Senators chime in from both sides of the political bench. Also: John C. Dvorak checks in * Red State / Blue State * Senate Committee Cuts Amendment * US Democratic Party * Perspective * Bureaucrats divided * Blogging * Gnomedex * Pre-Presidential Politics * Google Antitrust threats * Senator confused by concept * Tech Faceoff * and many others in this week's postings (0703)
• 60 Seconds #188 AOL Gone Bad - Here's the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted ... sad but true.
• Phishing and Online Crime coverage - This report reflects a new resurgence of criminal phishing online including how it affects the Senate tax proposal... Plus a lot more: There's a new version of Nigerian scam * new attacks on eBay * Man-in-the-Browser Attacks * Google Fixes XSS Holes * Symantec's new security software * IRS Warningss * Beefing up VISTA security * ICICI Targets * Norton Confidential * RoadRunner targets * Comcast targets... and more (three pages)
• MacBook: Apple catches up with problems This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... Apple silences fans, responds to whining * batteries experiencing failure * screen failures * MacBook Pro Handle * New Configurations * 15-inch version * trackpad woes * MacBook wait times rise * Moo' Fix * Apple Acknowledges Staining * Sudden Motion Sensor * biometrics * leaving Mac OS X for Ubuntu * New logic board * premature age spots * 11 others! (Two pages)
• Chris Georgenes to teach Flash Flash Design Portfolio-Builder Program -- Master Animator Chris Georgenes Instructs Creative Pros in Flash Animation for DesignMentor Training

JUNE 2006

• Net Neutrality issue heats up to a scream... ... which side are you on? Now, there's even a protest song about Net Neutrality! It's difficult to figure out who is who in this media melee... both sides arguing half-truths and emotional rhetoric. This is an issue everyone who uses the internet should follow: Net Neutrality (0626)
• MacBook: Good, Bad, Ugly Apple's latest baby is getting lots of press... some good, some bad, and some really bad... Apple MacBook Woes continue to pile up * What the heck is up with my MacBook's graphics * MacBook discoloration * AppleWorks on Intel Mac * Trackpad not registering * 28 colours of MacBook * Beware objects in hinge * MacBook Pro Light Sensor Secrets * Sudden shutdowns * Tilt sensor * Road testing * MacBook may be perfect and more. (Three pages full!)
• A new way of selecting color the color wheel doesn’t always give you the colors you should have ... with the color picking tool GenoPal, developed by Genometri, the users are now experiencing a totally new way of exploring and matching colors
• ConceptDraw MINDMAP Brainstorming ConceptDraw MINDMAP is your personal assistant when discussing ideas, making decisions and planning projects. It enables you to present information in a simple, visual way by building trees of ideas or Mind Maps.
• Phishing Getting Nasty - Some companies fight back Our report on all fronts in the war against Phishing -- including: Symantec Puts Threat Warnings On Desktops * Yahoo contains Phishing worm * Windows Live OneCare Protects your PC - almost * HSBC customers hit * Columbia's First National Bank targeted * EDITORIAL: Phishy smell certain sign of sharks * Taiwan fingered as the hub of spam distribution * Oklahoma Attorney General ... and others
• A Small Business Approach To Computer Downtime If it's true that the backbone of any small business is its employees, then it's fair to say that the muscle of many small businesses would have to be their computers. So what about computer downtime?
• Great mistakes made going online A professional website is an important step in reaching potential clients -- Pawel Otto shares pointers and tips on making your web site work harder for your benefit...
• MacBook News Coverage Apple's latest baby is causing some interesting news stories... herein we begin our coverage with: What's a MacBook Pro doing in my fridge? * Free with MacBook * TIME reviews 13-inch MacBook ... plus 8 others.
• The Problem With Regulation Identity Theft, Cyber Security Fixes Offered in New Study -- Market Solutions Spur Incentives, Better Technology - this is an extensive and thought-provoking white paper...
• iSync Nokia BenQ phones to MAC - iSync users can now use a Nokia E70, 6102i or BenQ EL71 to synchronize data with Mac's iSync. But the list doesn't stop there...
• Website Design: DIY, Free or Pay? Okay... so do you design your own web page, get it done for free or pay someone to do it for you? Some people think they know the answer.
• Web Design The Right Way SitePoint Teaches Web Designers - Web Design The Right Way... authors take you through all HTML and CSS for fully accessible web sites
• Red-eye reduction now patented the process of red-eye detection and red-eye removal for any digital filmless apparatus is described in a recent patent awarded to FotoNation
• LocationFree for Mac OS X LocationFree for Mac OS X allows the computer to receive and control streaming video from a Sony LocationFree base station.
• Online Crime, Phishing Update Our mid-June report on all fronts in the war against Phishing -- including: Why phishing Works, New laws, Credit unions, small banks see more phishing attacks * Ohio Bank Offers New Security Mechanism * Phisers target Google, AIB customers * Spin control continues on under-reported banking breach * Japanese phishing gang caught... and ten others
• Net Neutrality ... or, The Bandwidth Wars -- Fred attempts to sort out the "Net Neutrality" issue -- a conundrum with too much misinformation, confusion and media lip service. How do we know what's going on?
• Search Engine Optimization for the Rest of Us Nowshade Kabir gives an easy to understand essay on search engine optimization - if you've got a web site, you need this information
• Building Scalable Web Sites The largest and most popular web applications of the moment, such as Flickr, Friendster, MySpace, and Wikipedia, handle billions of database queries per day. Learn to build, scale, and optimize web apps the flickr way with this new guide to "Building Scalable Web Sites"
• QuarkXPress 7 arrives Quark Inc. ship QuarkXPress 7, the newest upgrade to QuarkXPress with new and innovative features that promote better design, faster production, and more efficient collaboration - transforming the business of creative communications.
• ConceptDraw MINDMAP on iPod The new version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 4.4 becomes the first application to bring mind maps to iPods. Why is this significant?
• Don't Be Careless With Your Passwords! The Internet is not just a means of communication today. Mail, bank operations, news subscription and even tax return - almost all data can be sent via the Internet. How important are passwords?
• WireTap Pro now Universal Our favorite audio capture utility for the Mac has now added compatibility with Intel processor Macs - new Universal Binary version of WireTap Pro
• OS X Font Conspiracy What to do when OS X says the font is no good??? Fonts in os X have become a nightmare for Mac users... it's a conspiracy -- but here's help
• Goowy... David Wegley shares insights into the "web home away from home" web service called "Goowy"
• A Pile of CDs, now what? As computers, software, media formats change -- and file sizes balloon -- archiving files that you want to keep can become a problem. I found this solution out of necessity...
• What is Virus? We all think that everyone already knows about virus -- but the sad truth is, most people don't. uCertify provides virus information as a reminder to all computer users to be on the alert...
• Turn Typos to Gold Rachel Phillips shares this interesting slant on finding bargains on eBay then reselling them for profit by exploiting eBay typos!
• UGN Salutes: CCPMUG - This new user group is called Center City Philadelphia Macintosh Users Group
• Free Books for Software Manuals - Turn in your software manual and we’ll give you one of our books for free
• MacBUS Awards Scholarships - The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia (MacBUS) is pleased to announce the 2006 winners of the "MacBUS Student Award" scholarship program.
• Inside the Spyware Scandal - When Sony BMG hid a "rootkit" on their CDs last year, they spied on you and let hackers in. What were they thinking?
• Learn HTML and CSS - Book Review: Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours by Dick Oliver, Michael Morrison
• Photoshop Channels - Book Review: One big advantage Photoshop professionals have always had was the understanding of channels.
• Photoshop Elements and Digital Cameras - Book Review: The Future of Memories : Sharing Moments with Photoshop Elements and Digital Cameras
• Roxio Made Easy - Book Review: Roxio Made Easy with Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies by Greg Harvey
• Understanding Adobe Photoshop - Book Review: Digital Imaging Concepts and Techniques
• DTM ODBC Manager - Shareware for Windows
• RRs Unit Converter - useful tool for any kind of simple or compound unit conversions on PC / Windows
• Intricate Words for Windows - Follow the Magic Cheshire Cat and make up as many words as you can
• MagicScore School - specialized music notation software for music aficionados using Windows
• Cursor Translator - pick and translate words from anywhere on screen
• Deluxe Menu - create superior dhtml navigation systems for their web sites in Windows
• Computer job openings in the Detroit - A UGNN reader needs to fill 40 "C" Developer positions.
• UGN Salutes ProMac - The ProMac Users Group, of Buffalo, NY
• Wireless iPod rumors surface again - in an article talking about an Apple patent...
• Cyber Crime / Identity theft presentation - ALERT: San Diego computer users: MARK YOUR CALENDARS for this special San Diego Macintosh User Group presentation
• Adobe Creative Suite 2 Classroom in a Book -
• AirPort and Mac Wireless - AirPort and Mac Wireless Networks For Dummies by Michael E. Cohen
• Using Adobe Camera Raw - Photoshop CS2 RAW : Using Adobe Camera Raw, Bridge, and Photoshop
• Beginning Xcode - Beginning Xcode (Programmer to Programmer) by James Bucanek

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